{"id":200,"date":"2024-02-01T13:07:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:32:33","slug":"witney-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/?page_id=200","title":{"rendered":"Witney Team &#8211; KCL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Prof. Dr. Tim Witney<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-opt-id=1892416476  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/http:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tim_crop_new.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1160 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:585\/h:827\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tim_crop_new.png 585w, https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:212\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tim_crop_new.png 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/people\/tim-witney-1\">https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/people\/tim-witney-1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9475-2873\"><img data-opt-id=395480196  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/http:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Picture-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338\" style=\"width:130px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:512\/h:166\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Picture-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:97\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Picture-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Dr Jung Sik Shin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-opt-id=849261706  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/http:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Jung-croppedjpg.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"794\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1603 size-full\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:568\/h:794\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Jung-croppedjpg.jpg 568w, https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:215\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Jung-croppedjpg.jpg 215w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Jung Sik Shin obtained his PhD in imaging sciences from King&#8217;s College London in 2026 under the supervision of Dr Michelle Ma, where he developed 99mTc\/188Re theranostic radiopharmaceuticals targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen. Following his PhD, he joined Prof Tim Witney&#8217;s group as a postdoctoral research associate and radiochemist, where his research focuses on the development optimisation and automation of radiotracers for molecular imaging and potential clinical translation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Rosie Lewis (PhD candidate)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-opt-id=635037785  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/http:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rosie_cropped.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"820\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-966 size-full\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:587\/h:820\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rosie_cropped.png 587w, https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:215\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rosie_cropped.png 215w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Rosie Lewis is a PhD student involved in the biological characterisation of SMARTdrugs in non-small cell lung cancer models. She obtained her bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Bath which included a year in the Molecular Pharmacology team at Bicycle Therapeutics. Her role in the Witney lab includes PET imaging of novel radiotheranostics to chatacterise their capabilities as emerging technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Much of this screening work will be done&nbsp;<em>in ovo<\/em>&nbsp;utilising the chickCAM model to be able to identify the most promising SMARTdrugs to be taken forward into complex&nbsp;<em>in vivo&nbsp;<\/em>models where autoradiography and metabolomic analyses can be done for thorough biological evaluation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Huda Hammad Rattu (Former Research Assistant)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-opt-id=461358209  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/http:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Huda_cropped.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"822\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1030 size-full\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:585\/h:822\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Huda_cropped.png 585w, https:\/\/mlpq7ncp5jqb.i.optimole.com\/w:214\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/smartdrugs2024.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Huda_cropped.png 214w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Huda Hammad&nbsp;Rattu&nbsp;completed her&nbsp;MSci&nbsp;in Biochemistry at King\u2019s College London in 2024 before joining the Witney lab as a research assistant. Her undergraduate project focused on utilizing biochemical techniques to understand the role of myosin regulatory proteins. For her masters, she specialized in molecular biology techniques to develop multimodal traceable rat breast adenocarcinoma models. 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